amaurosis /am·au·ro·sis/ (am″aw-ro´sis) blindness, especially that occurring without apparent lesion of the eye.amaurot´ic
amaurosis [am″aw-ro´sis]
amaurosis conge´nita of Leber , congenital amaurosis a form of hereditary blindness, occurring at or shortly after birth, associated with an atypical form of diffuse pigmentation and commonly with optic atrophy and attenuation of the retinal vessels.
amaurosis con·gen·i·ta of Le·ber (k n-j n  -t, l br)n. A cone-rod abiotrophy that causes blindness or severely reduces vision at birth. |
amaurosis [am″aw-ro´sis]
loss of sight without apparent lesion of the eye, as from disease of the optic nerve, spine, or brain.
amaurosis conge´nita (amaurosis congenita of Leber) (congenital amaurosis) hereditary blindness occurring at or shortly after birth, associated with an atypical form of diffuse pigmentation and commonly with optic atrophy and attenuation of the retinal vessels.
amaurosis fu´gax sudden temporary or fleeting blindness.
Leber's congenital amaurosis amaurosis congenita.
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